gramatisc-cræft Posted on May 22, 2016 by Hana Videen gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRA-ma-tish-KRAFT / ˈgɹa-ma-tɪʃ-ˌkɹæft) Share this:Share Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Like Loading... Related
I was wondering, too, but it’s good to be reminded that other languages have always influenced English (naturally) even before the major political upheavals gave us “formal” developments in the history of the language. LikeLiked by 1 person
Isn’t “grammar” Greek? Did this come in with the Romans then? Hmm.
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I was wondering, too, but it’s good to be reminded that other languages have always influenced English (naturally) even before the major political upheavals gave us “formal” developments in the history of the language.
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Yes, gramatisc-cræft came from Latin (ars) grammatica.
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